With the sun going down, the temperature began to drop too. Add the sea, and Bert was grateful to some anonymous tailor for his weighty, high collared uniform jacket. The evening's beat had been quiet. Not that Bert didn't enjoy the rush of a good chase. Tonight, though he wasn't feeling it.

"Excuse me, officer?" An older plump woman in sensible clothes asked him. Rather attractive if you ask me. He thought. But this wasn't a church social, it was time to help the public.

"Yes madam."

"I'm sorry to bother you officer but, I was taking a walk and I observed some light coming from a house I know to be empty."

"Which house, madam?"

She gave him the address

"You see, the house hasn't been lived in for years. I'm afraid someone might be up to something criminal."

"Thank you, madam. I shall investigate immediately."